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Maybe coral reefs aren’t doomed after all, new research finds.
A two-year experiment found that coral reefs could endure in heated water better than expected—with one huge caveat.
Saving the reefs – with coral larval restoration
This method will ensure corals of greater genetic diversity, which will confer more resilience in the face of threats. Read ...
Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially ...
Climate change threatening more than 40% of the world's corals with extinction, conservation group says
Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...
World’s largest coral discovered off the Solomon Islands
As an expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted what looked like a shipwreck. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate.
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The life-and-death struggle of coral reefs
But when he found the reef, he saw, to his surprise, that it had started to regrow tissue. Linsley's team took core samples and identified "dead zones" in the coral's history, including the El ...
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Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction, report shows
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction due to climate change, a new report said on ...
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Scientists say world's largest coral found near Solomon Islands
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major ...
Fourth Global Mass Coral Bleaching Prompts Emergency UN Measures
The UNCDF warned that this fourth mass bleaching event is a serious threat to ecosystems that support 25 percent of marine life and nearly a billion people worldwide. Sudden increases in water ...
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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from extreme ocean heat as corals bleach across the Caribbean
I.CARE co-founder Kylie Smith, a coral reef ecologist and a former student of mine in marine ... The lab is training them to recognize bleached, diseased and dead corals of different species and then ...